When you're sitting in class, have you ever drawn pictures in the margins(页边的空白处) of your notebooks? If so, you are doodling. Many people think of doodling as a distraction(精神焕发) from more important things. But it might be just the opposite.

One study shows that doodling may help you remember things you hear. In 2009 researchers asked two groups of people to listen to a phone message. One group was encouraged to doodle, but the other was not. Neither group knew that it would be asked to remember information from the message. But the group that doodled remembered 29% more.

Other people have suggested other uses for drawing. Jesse Prinz, a professor who studies doodling, says it can help you think creatively. Walking away from a problem to draw might actually help you solve it. When you come back, you will have a fresh perspective(观点) and figure out an answer more quickly.

Two years ago, an author named Sunni Brown wrote a book on doodling. She argues that doodling is a tool that can help people think. She admits that people see doodling as doing nothing, but she wants to change that In fact, she runs a business that helps companies improve organization and planning through doodling. Brown believes doodling is helpful because it includes many ways of learning. You learn in four ways: seeing, hearing, reading or writing, and through movement. The more ways you use, the better you learn. And when you doodle while listening to a lecture, you use all four.

You might think that being good at drawing is important for doodling. But if the point of doodling is to help you think, then it doesn't matter what the picture looks like. Even if you're not an artist, doodling can help you. So next time you need help focusing, pick up a pen and doodle away !

1.Who wrote a book on doodling? ______

A.The writer B.Jesse prinz C.Sunni Brown. D.A teacher.

2.The writer probably agrees that ______ .

A.doodling should be done while listening to a lecture

B.doodling can help you remember information very quickly

C.doodling can help you pay attention to what you are doing

D.doodling can take peoples attention from more important things

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the massage? ______

A.Learning to doodle B.Planning through doodling

C.Drawing might help you think D.Doodling while sitting in class

When the musical sound rings you, you immediately reach for your pocket ready to have a chat.But although you probably use it all the time, have you ever stopped to think about the manners related to talking on the phone? If you haven’t, here are some tips to guide you.

●Always give the person you are calling plenty of time to get to the phone before you hang up. If the person who answers is not the one you want,give your name and ask if you may speak to the person you want.

●Think about the time you call people.Try not to call too early in the morning(before about 9:00)or too late at night(after about 9:30). Also try not to call at mealtimes.

●If you go by plane to visit your relatives at Christmas, remember to follow airline instructions.Cell phones must be turned off as soon as the plane doors are closed and remain so until the doors open again on arrival.

●When face to face with someone, do not talk on the phone. It is rude to be on the phone when a waiter is trying to take your order in a restaurant, or when you are returning the shoes you have just been trying on in a shop. Finish any face-to-face business before taking a call. Continuing to use the phone while nodding to the person in front of you is quite impolite.

●When in a restaurant with your friends,keep phone conversations short. Make a call only if it is important. Practice speaking in a low voice.If no one looks your way, you’ve got it.

●If you go to a theatre, a concert or a cinema, consider the other people around you.Check that your phone is “off” before you enter. If you are expecting a very important call, put your phone on “vibrate”(振动)and run for the exit as soon as you feel it. If you forget both “off” and “vibrate” and your phone rings, don’t answer it, turn it off straight away.

1.If the person whose answer is not the one you want, _________.

A. just hang up

B. give your name then hang up

C. give your name and ask if you may speak to the person you want

D. give your name and leave a message

2.Which is true according to the passage above?

A. You may call people anytime as you like.

B. You may talk loudly on the phone at dinner in the restaurant.

C. You may keep on talking on the phone while greeting somebody.

D. You may call people as soon as you get on the plane,but not after the doors are closed.

3.We may infer from these tips that__________.

A. some people don’t pay much attention to manners while making cell phone calls

B. you may ask to leave a message unless the person you are calling is in

C. calling people too early or too late in the morning is not polite

D. almost everyone has got a cell phone

4.What does the underlined sentence “…you’ve got it” mean in the passage?

A. You have succeeded in making a call without disturbing others.

B. You have made the phone call brief and interesting.

C. You’ve got the message you are waiting for.

D. You have made a phone call secretly.

5.From the tips given above, we can decide the writer is sure to share the opinion that______.

A. 1ike the saying “clothes make a man”, nowadays cell phones make a man

B. as the old saying goes, money talks; nowadays cell phones talk

C. the way we use the cell phones tells what we are like

D. we are what cell phones we use

6.From the tips given above, what should you do in a theatre?

A. Talk with them and makes friends with them

B. If you forget both "off" and " vibrate" and your phones rings, answer it immediately

C. If it is an important call, you can answer it on your seat.

D. Check that your phone is not turned on before you enter.

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